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The Marvel Legends offerings for the Fox X-Men universe movies had been limited up until the Disney acquisition in 2017. That led to a 2020 set of releases featuring key figures from the X-Men and Deadpool movies including the Merc with the Mouth, Cable, Domino, and Negasonic Teenage Warhead. We’ve had to wait a further 4 years to add to that Deadpool / Deadpool 2 lineup with the October 2024 release of Colossus - the latest Deadpool Legacy figure to join the line.
Colossus arrives in the packaging established for Deadpool Legacy releases with the previous Deadpool and Wolverine figures. For Colossus, this squared-off box is the same height as the other single figures but is wider and deeper to accommodate his added bulk. The same typeface and logo are used on the front and sides. Both side panels feature the same image of Colossus, with a small version to the bottom of the left side, while the image covers the majority of the right-hand segment
We do get a design change on the rear of the box with a move away from the movie posters we had seen. The rear now comes with an image of Colossus from Deadpool along with the briefest of background text and a checklist of other releases all taken from the upcoming Deadpool & Wolverine wave. These are shown as illustrated headshots and not pictures of the actual figure. The card back is a deep red and like the DP and Wolverine releases it features a chipped pot-marked finish, but on Colossus, this also incorporates a backdrop that appears to be the scrapyard from the fight scenes as the end of the original Deadpool movie.
Colossus is a brand new figure, standing 20cm (7.75 inches) tall, and wearing the black X-Men uniform we see him wear in both Deadpool and Deadpool 2. The only colouring on the uniform is the red around the X-logo on the chest and the silver of the X-Men belt buckle and stud work on either side. Despite featuring straps on his boots, pockets, and pouches on his trousers, and panels on the rear of the uniform that is shown as being a lighter grey - the decision has been made not to paint or colour these.
The exposed metal skin of the arms, neck, and head is a bright silver with deep-cut ridge lines that appear to be line-washed. The head is a good likeness to the CGI Colossus with white painted eyes and jet-black smooth hair. You get two head options in the set so you can alternate between a neutral look and an angry Colossus which features bared white teeth. The latter may be more useful in the future if we are perhaps to get a Juggernaut from DP2 to display with him (slim chance, but was mentioned by the Hasbro team on Twitter). Also useful for fighting stances are the alternative hands, allowing you a choice between clenched fists and open hands.
There is an immediate feeling of the scale being off with Colossus, and rather than being undersized it feels and looks as though he has been made too large compared to his appearance on screen. If you go off the scenes when Colossus and Deadpool are together in Deadpool and Deadpool 2 - the top of Deadpool’s head comes up to the top of Colossus' shoulder. As figures and placed side-by-side, Deadpool stands as tall as the bicep joint on Colossus, while Negasonic only reaches the torso pivot.
While this lacks some accuracy to the first two films, it is more accurate to Deadpool & Wolverine and the scene at Wade's Birthday - and that may have been the driver to creating the additional height (and plastic) when it may not necessarily have been needed. Either way, it is not overly noticeable to the point where Colossus looks ridiculous on display with the rest of the Marvel Legends series.
Aside from the alternative head and hands, Colossus has been given a solitary accessory - his X-Men rule book as seen in Deadpool 2. This is scaled to look small in his hands and features a black-bound cover with the yellow X-Men logo. It is sculpted as opened on two pages that include printed legible rules with ‘Rule 01: No Killing, Anyone, Ever’ on one side and ‘Rule 02: Label Everything in the Refrigerator’ on the other. This fits more or less in either of the open hands for display and is a nice nod to his character and relationship with Wade in Deadpool 2 in particular.
Articulation for such a big figure is comparable to the standard figures, and he weighs in with 23 points of articulation thanks to some extra boot-cut swivels in the legs. Colossus has also been given butterfly shoulders, extending his arm range inward and outward. The neck is also well done with a ball joint that also pivots forward and back, allowing him to look up and down. I did find getting him balanced an initial challenge. Despite his bulk, the ankle ratchets don’t quite sit the feet flat and on my figure in particular the most stable pose is only achieved if you bring the right leg slightly forward of the left as it appears to be a few mm longer.
In summary, Colossus is a big centre piece character for display, standing over any associated Deadpool and X-Men figures and comparable with other larger movie figures such as Thanos, Venom, and the original Hulk figure (the newer Smart Hulk is however bigger). Considering the size, articulation is pretty good although getting him stood securely may pose a bit of a niggle at first. With Colossus now alongside Deadpool and Negasonic in the line - we can only hope for further characters to expand the ‘Fox’ X-Men collection ahead of the mutants' full return in the MCU movies.
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